First published in 1984 a picture book in which the Little Mouse will do all he can to save his strawberry from the Big Hungry Bear even if it means sharing it with the reader. The Little Mouse & the Big Hungry Bear are known & loved by millions of children around the world. Little Mouse loves strawberries but so does the bear... How will Little Mouse stop the bear from eating his freshly picked red ripe strawberry. ...

First published in 1984 a picture book in which the Little Mouse will do all he can to save his strawberry from the Big Hungry Bear even if it means sharing it with the reader. The Little Mouse & the Big Hungry Bear are known & loved by millions of children around the world. Little Mouse loves strawberries but so does the bear... How will Little Mouse stop the bear from eating his freshly picked red ripe strawberry. ...

Young children will identify with the little mouse who uses the pages of this book to document his fears -- from loud noises & the dark to being sucked down the plughole. Packed with details & novelty elements including flaps die-cuts & even a hilarious fold-out map this is an extraordinary picture book. Winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal 2008. ...

This combined dictionary & thesaurus is the smallest hardback in the Oxford range. The Little Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus is a convenient compact & portable reference book to help with studies or to solve everyday language problems & puzzles wherever you are. This second edition features a brand new layout. The thesaurus entry for a word sits directly alongside the dictionary entry so that you do not have to hunt around the page to find the word you are looking for. A new centre section gives encyclopedic information such as lists of countries & capitals rivers & lakes kings queens & prime ministers as well as collective nouns helping you to broaden your knowledge. Packed with help & information the Little Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus is the ideal small reference book for home school or work. ...

Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs features 2 000 proverbs & sayings from around the world & across 250 subjects
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Rachel Khoo serves up a modern twist on classic French cooking. Rachel Khoo was determined to get to grips with French cooking so to learn more she moved to Paris not speaking a word of French & enrolled at Le Cordon Bleu the world-famous cookery school. Six years later she still lives & works in Paris cooking up a selection of classic French dishes from all over the country & giving them a fresh makeover with her own modern twists. From a Croque Madame muffin & the classic Boeuf bourguignon to a deliciously fragrant Provencal lavender & lemon roast chicken Rachel celebrates the culinary landscape of France as it is today & shows how simple these dishes are. The 120 recipes in the book range from easy everyday dishes like Omelette Piperade to summer picnics by the Seine & afternoon 'gouter' (snacks) to meals with friends & delicious desserts including classics like Creme brulee & Tarte tatin. It's a book that celebrates the very best of French home-cooking in a modern & accessible way. Real French food is no longer something only served in fancy restaurants; Rachel will show how you can add a little French culinary touch to your everyday life at home no matter where you are in the world or how big your kitchen is! ...

Theyre Not Pets Susan says a stern father who has just shot a bumblebee its wings sparkling in the evening sunlight; a lone office worker less than an inch high looks out over the river in his lunch break Dreaming of Packing it all In; & a tiny couple share a Last Kiss against the soft neon lights of the city at midnight. Mixing sharp humour with a delicious edge of melancholy Little People in the City" brings together the collected photographs of Slinkachu a street-artist who for several years has been leaving little h&-painted people in the bustling city to fend for themselves waiting to be discovered... Oddly enough even when you know they are just h&-painted figurines you cant help but feel that their plights convey something of our own fears about being lost & vulnerable in a big bad city.
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12-year-old Karim Aboudi & his family are trapped in their Ramallah home by a strict curfew. Israeli tanks control the city in response to a Palestinian suicide bombing. Karim longs to play football with his mates -- being stuck inside with his teenage brother & fearful parents is driving him crazy. When the curfew ends he & his friend discover an unused patch of ground thats the perfect site for a football pitch. Nearby an old car hidden intact under bulldozed buildings makes a brilliant den. But in this city theres constant danger even for schoolboys. & when Israeli soldiers find Karim outside during the next curfew it seems impossible that he will survive.. .A LITTLE PIECE OF GROUND is an exciting enlightening & important story that brings to life the reality of events reported daily in the news & will help young readers understand more about one of the worst conflicts affecting our world today. A fine book & a daring book Michael Morpurgo This book must go down as a brave serious & successful attempt to reach out & have this story heard Michael Rosen Books for Keeps A Little Piece of Ground has the same rights as any other book to be on the shelves of shops & libraries. I also think that by reading books like this & acknowledging other points of view it will be easier for both sides to understand each other Jewish Chronicle (14-year-old reader.) ...

A pilot stranded in the desert awakes one morning to see standing before him the most extraordinary little fellow. Please " asks the stranger "draw me a sheep." & the pilot realizes that when life's events are too difficult to understand there is no choice but to succumb to their mysteries. He pulls out pencil & paper... & thus begins this wise & enchanting fable that in teaching the secret of what is really important in life has changed the world forever." ...